Tanker

Aging shadow fleet carrying Russian oil poses disaster risk

Following the EU embargo on Russian oil, Russia enlists a shadow fleet of tankers to export its Asian customers. This worries some actors as old tankers could pose a serious environmental risk. 
The bow of the Prestige oil tanker floats above water moments before sinking in waters off northwestern Spain on November 19, 2002. | Photo: Paul Hanna/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
The bow of the Prestige oil tanker floats above water moments before sinking in waters off northwestern Spain on November 19, 2002. | Photo: Paul Hanna/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
By Asas Zulfiqar, bloomberg news

The oil tanker Turba normally should have been melted down by now. 

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